So this weekend, Miss Alice got very sick and cost us a bundle to make better. An $1163.00 bundle, to be exact. That money could have been part of our much-needed electricity upgrade, 1/3 of a hot tub, 2 months of dinners out, Rainie's continuing orthopedic vet visits, 3 car payments, 1/5 of a decent down payment on a car or a full set of new hockey gear. But it wasn't, instead it saved Alice's life.

I know not everyone would make the same choice, not everyone can. Dogs are put down every day because their owners can't afford the treatment. But that's not the case for us, that money just means slightly different choices about spending going forward (and more dinners in). And most importantly, it means that Alice is here with me, snoozing on her Queen Bed as I work.